Insights and Stories on Wheat Futures

U.S. grains: Corn up on USDA world stocks view

May. 10, 2017 at 5:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures rose about two per cent on Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecast for global inventories at the end of the 2017-18 marketing year fell below trade expectations. Soybean futures hit a six-week high after the USDA’s reports were released, buoyed by […]

U.S. grains: Soy up ahead of USDA data

May. 9, 2017 at 5:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week low as weather improves

May. 8, 2017 at 5:52 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn bounce on short-covering

May. 5, 2017 at 4:29 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Wheat plunges, erasing most of Monday’s rally

May. 4, 2017 at 7:59 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Weather woes buoy U.S. wheat futures

May. 3, 2017 at 4:14 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Wheat futures in the U.S. kicked off the week on a high note, following a weekend of adverse weather in key growing regions. That may provide a short-lived boost to cash prices in Canada, though the market has its own weather watch. Chicago Board of Trade wheat […]

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Wheat futures flat as damage assessed

May. 3, 2017 at 3:40 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures steadied on Wednesday, with the markets waiting for a good assessment of the crop damage caused by a snowstorm in Kansas over the weekend, traders said. Corn and soybeans rose but remained below levels hit earlier this week, supported by concerns that heavy […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat futures weaken

May. 2, 2017 at 6:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures eased on Tuesday, partially retreating from a sharp rally on some profit-taking, traders said. But K.C. hard red winter wheat futures firmed, extending their rally amid concerns that a snowstorm in the U.S. Plains during the weekend caused severe damage […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat rally after weekend weather woes

May. 1, 2017 at 4:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged 5.2 per cent to their highest in nearly two months on Monday after a weekend snow storm in key production areas raised concerns about severe crop damage, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also rallied, with wet fields across the U.S. Midwest […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall on dry weather forecast

Apr. 28, 2017 at 3:53 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Friday on the prospect of dry weather for key Midwest production areas in early May, which would give farmers access to fields during a crucial planting window, traders said. Wheat futures firmed, hitting their highest level in more than […]

By Mark Weinraub